OverClocking the Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 (with MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum)

March 9th 2005 | CPUs & Chipsets

I was a bit apprehensive about upgrading to a 939 system when I had a stable and fast 754 system, but the results shown here today make me glad that I took the plunge. While this setup is technically slower than my 754 system, clock for clock, in the benchmarks that make use of the dual channel RAM (Aquamark3 and Super Pi), we see that the 939 system pulls ahead, even being clocked 200 MHz less. The memory scores in SiSoft Sandra are simply amazing. If I had a more capable CPU, I am sure I could break the 7,000 mark with ease.

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OverClocking the Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 (with MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum)
Published in: CPUs & Chipsets on 2005-03-09